Very Chic Mid Century Three Light Floor Lamp
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very Chic Mid Century Three Light Floor Lamp In Polished Chrome.
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Mid-Century Modern Chrome Tubular Three Light Floor Lamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Mid Century Modern Chrome Tubular Sky Scraper 3 Light Floor Lamp Place these pillar lights on a table or the floor of your interior to lighten the space in a unique manner. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Adjustable Mid Century Three Light Floor Lamp after Thurston for Lightolier
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Classic Mid Century floor lamp, having three adjustable cone form shades mounted on spayed arms, a vertical center pole, and disk form base. The lamp features a brass base and blac...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1960s Mid Century Sculpted Floor Lamp by Modeline
$3,160Sale Price|20% Off
1960s Mid Century Sculpted Floor Lamp by Modeline
By Modeline Lamp Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Sculptural Elegance by Modeline of California This striking 1960s floor lamp by Modeline of California is a true testament to mid-century design.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Three-Light Brushed Aluminum and Chrome Lotus Floor Lamp
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
A striking example of 1970s "Space Age" design, this floor lamp features three slender, curved chrome stems that terminate in sculptural "Lotus flower" shades. Each shade is composed...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Finnish Mid-Century Three Arm Brass & Opaline Glass Floor Lamp
Located in Karis, Nyland
Elegant Finnish mid-century floor lamp crafted in polished brass, featuring three gracefully curved arms with opaline glass shades.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Maison Arlus Three‑Light Floor Lamp, France, 1950
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A refined mid‑century floor lamp by Maison Arlus, created in France around 1950, showcasing the sculptural clarity and understated luxury that defined the maison’s lighting designs.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Brass Three Arm Floor Lamp, 1960
Located in Benington, Herts
A very stylish and unusual large mid 20th century curved Italian three light floor lamp.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Iron Floor Lamp - Vintage Brass Light
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian floor lamp with a new white round shade, made of hand crafted iron in good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century floor lamp with three coloured lamp shades and white glasses.
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamp with Brass Tripod Structure Three Shades
Located in Milano, IT
An elegant and sculptural Italian floor lamp distinguished by its dynamic composition of three intersecting brass rods supporting three lacquered metal cone shades.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern White Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
$15,014Sale Price / item
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor Lamp model 'Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Serge Mouille Mid-Century Modern Black Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp
By Serge Mouille
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Floor lamp model 'Three Rotating Arms Floor Lamp' designed by Serge Mouille in 1952. Manufactured by Editions Serge Mouille in France. The production of lamps, wall lights and floor...
Category
2010s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
Brass Floor Lamp with three Light Bulbs, Italy 1970s
Located in Greding, DE
Golden floor lamp in polished brass with slender stem and three spherical lampshades.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Three-Light Floor Lamp Attributed to Stilnovo, Italy 1950's
By Stilnovo
Located in London, GB
Elegant and sculptural 1950's Italian floor lamp attributed to Stilnovo, defined by its refined silhouette and balanced architectural composition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid Century Brass Triple Light Floor to Ceiling Tension Pole Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century brass triple light floor-to-ceiling tension pole lamp with a heavy Googie style.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Three Arms Floor Lamp by Stilux Milano, Italy, 1950s
By Stilux
Located in Catania, CT
Rare three arms floor lamp produced by Stilux Milano during the 50s. Marble base with lacquered metal stem and brass details. Three arms with colored murano glass light diffusers and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Vintage Swedish Floor Lamp with Three Light Sources
Located in Kramfors, SE
Scandinavian modern floor lamp from Sweden made during the mid 20th century, around 1940 to 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Elm
Mid Century Floor Lamp by Brusotti
By Luigi Brusotti
Located in London, GB
Unusual standard lamp designed by Brusotti with base of ebonised wood and etched mirror in a star design. The stem comprises glass rods held in place with chrome collars. There is a ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Glass
4 Italian Mid-Century Light Column Floor Lamps, Wall Sconces, Flush Mounts.
$2,970Sale Price / item|23% Off
4 Italian Mid-Century Light Column Floor Lamps, Wall Sconces, Flush Mounts.
Located in New York, NY
Four Italian Mid-Century Modern / Minimalist light sculptures that function as floor lamps, flush mount ceiling fixtures or wall sconces.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel
Swedish Modern, Three Light Floor Lamp, Reeded Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stamford, CT
Swedish Mid-Century Modern, Three Light Floor Lamp, Reeded Brass, Fabric, Sweden, 1970s A substantial solid brass Scandinavian floor lamp designed and produced in the later half of ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Attributed to Giuseppe Ostuni, Three-Light Floor Lamp, Italy, 1950s
By Giuseppe Ostuni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculptural Italian floor lamp, attributed to Giuseppe Ostuni, captures the inventive spirit of 1950s lighting design.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Bakelite Torchier Floor Lamp
Located in Nantucket, MA
A very cool and unusual, Mid Century modern black and white Bakelite torchier floor lamp with a three legged black iron base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ironstone, Bakelite
Three-Headed Floor Lamp, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Origin Italy, circa 1950s Materials Brass and aluminum Dimensions 72.8 in x 35.4 in (185 cm x 90 cm) Condition Good vintage condition A striking embodiment of mid-century Italian...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Space Age Three Light Floor Lamp att. to Thurston c. 1970's
By Lightolier, Gerald Thurston
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century, Space Age three light floor lamp, having domed can form shades which are adjustable in position, mounted on the vertical standard.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Space Age Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Space Age Brass Floor Lamp with Three Pivoting Head after Regggiani
By Goffredo Reggiani, Clover Lamp Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Space Age brass floor lamp with 3 adjustable spot lights by Clover Lamp Company, which produced modern lamps often modeled after Italian designs like those from Reggiani. Th...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Stilnovo Mid-Century Modern Italian Floor Lamp
By Stilnovo
Located in Weesp, NL
Striking Mid-Century Stilnovo Floor Lamp – Brass, Iron & Milk Glass – Italy, 1950s Elevate your interior with this rare mid-century modern floor lamp attributed to Stilnovo, one of ...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Koch Lowy Three Globe Shades Chrome Floor Lamp Adjustable Light Fixture Mint
By Robert Sonneman, Koch & Lowy
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Koch Lowy Three Globe Shades Chrome Floor Lamp Adjustable Light Fixture Mint
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Danish Minimalist Tripod Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Danish mid century floor lamp with a characteristic three-legged foot.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Plastic
Vintage Danish Modern Organic Form Three-Light Teak and Brass Floor Lamp
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Danish modern three-light floor lamp, circa 1960's. Unique sculptural organic form lamp crafted of brass and teak with a stacked marble and brass base. Shaped like a tree or...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass
20th Century Danish Modern Teakwood Floor Lamp - Vintage Scandinavian Light
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Danish floor lamp made of hand crafted Teakwood, in good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Modern Brass and Travertine Floor Lamp w/ Tray Table Laurel Lamp Co
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eye catching and elegant floor lamp by Laurel Lamp Company. Executed in brass with a travertine tray table. Space efficient while providing light and surface space, kill two birds wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Floor Lamp with Three Lights, France, 1950
By Arlus
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Three-light floor lamp in matt black lacquered metal and gilded brass, attributed to Maison Arlus, France 1950. The circular base, weighted by a piece of cast iron signed "C.H", is d...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
1970s Three-Light Floor Lamp Chromed Steel Murano Glass, Carlo Nason for Mazzega
By Carlo Nason
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid Century 1970s floor lamp with three lights in chromed steel, chromed brass and Murano Glass by Carlo Nason for Mazzega. Bowl in lattimo Murano-glass, gradually transparent at the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antti Hakkarainen Wrought Iron Floor Lamp, Mid- 20th Century
By Taidetakomo Hakkarainen, Antti Hakkarainen
Located in Helsinki, FI
This iron beauty is designed by Finnish designer Antti Hakkarainen and manufactured by Taidetakomo Hakkarainen. It has a decorated iron structure with leaf motifs and hanging ornamen...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Torchiere Floor Lamp by Walter von Nessen
By Walter Von Nessen, Nessen Lighting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century torchiere floor lamps by Walter von Nessen, each finished in white enameled aluminum.
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Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Enamel
Mid-Century German Minimalist Floor Lamp from Cosack, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Minimalist floor lamp from Cosack. A classic draft lamps with a large shade.
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid century italian floor lamp attr. to Stilnovo, 1950s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century floor lamp with three milk glass globes, teak wooden reflectors and a black metal and brass brase.
Category
Vintage 1950s Albanian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Three Chrome Ball Floor Lamp by Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A floor lamp bye Raymor consisting of three chrome ball light and black painted metal base. Newly rewired.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome, Metal
1970s Koch+Lowy Brass Floor Lamp 3 Pivoting Heads Vintage Mid-Century Tri-Light
By Koch & Lowy
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This vintage floor lamp by Koch & Lowy, comes in polished brass, with three pivoting rounded light shades, attached to an artfully bent stem, on a circular base; on/off switch includ...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century 1950 Vintage Angelo Lelii Floor Lamp
By Angelo Lelii
Located in London, GB
Angelo Lelli is considered as one of the most prominent designers on Italian modern scene. He founded the lighting company Arredoluce in Monza (near Milan) after World War II and he ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Floor Lamps
Materials
Marble, Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Modern Twisted Italian Floor Lamp, Italy 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Overall, the distinctive design of this floor lamp represents Italian mid-century modernism in its purest form, both in terms of aesthetics and functionality.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Brass & Crystal Floor Lamp by Gaetano Sciolari
By Gaetano Sciolari, Stilnovo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian floor lamp made of hand crafted polished brass designed by Gaetano Sciolari and produced by Stilnovo, in good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Metal, Brass
A Pair of Three Prong Mid Century Standing Lamps
Located in London, GB
A stylish pair of French standing lamps dating from the 1950s, combining elegant mid-century design with refined decorative detailing. Originating from France, each lamp features thr...
Category
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Italian Globe Floor Lamp from Stilnovo, 1950s
$989Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Italian Globe Floor Lamp from Stilnovo, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Beautiful Italian floor lamp from the 50s, original model attributed to stilnovo. The arms are adjustable in different directions and the globes are made of opaline glass. The three ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Space Age Three Light Chrome Ball Shade Floor Lamp by Koch & Lowy c. 1970's
By Koch & Lowy
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Space Age, Post Modern, Mid Century floor lamp, having three adjustable ball form shades, each with a on/off switch, attached to a vertical pole, mounted on a disk form base. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Chrome
Danish 1960s Three-Arm Floor Lamp in Brass
Located in Nørre Aaby, DK
A three-arm floor lamp in rosewood and brass, Danish design, 1960s. The lamp combines warm rosewood with brass details and provides a pleasant, well-diffused light. The base measure...
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Brass Floor Lamp with Tripod Base by Maison Jansen
Located in London, London
A refined French brass floor lamp attributed to Maison Jansen, dating from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Three-light floor lamp in the spirit of Maison Lunel Paris, France, circa 1950
By Maison Lunel
Located in Paris, FR
Large 1950’s floor lamp in the spirit of the Maison Lunel, made in France. Three interlocking polished brass rods are fixed to a black lacquered metal base and support three adjustab...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass, Sheet Metal
Gae Aulenti Floor Light Three Shades Stilnovo, Italy, 1971
By Stilnovo, Gae Aulenti
Located in Vienna, AT
70" floor lamp by Gae Aulenti for Stilnovo (marked) with three adjustable shades, Italy circa 1975 Original Stilnovo floor light with 3 adjustable shades from chromes metal and bl...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome, Sheet Metal
Triennale Three-Arm Floor Lamp by Robert Sonneman
By Robert Sonneman
Located in New York, NY
Classic black and chrome Triennale model floor lamp by Robert Sonneman, circa 1970s. This example is in very fine, original and working condition, having three chrome arms which adju...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Stilnovo, Floor Lamp with Three Lights, Italy 1950
By Stilnovo
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Stilnovo, Large three-light floor lamp, Italy 1950. White marble base, black and gold lacquered brass shaft, sandblasted opaline reflector. Electricity redone.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Minimalist Floor Lamp, Metal & Plastic, Chrome Base, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Simple Mid-Century floor lamp with a special base. A minimalist design that is hard to beat for simplicity and understated elegance.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Space Age Wire Floor Lamp from Kinkeldey, 1960s
By Kinkeldey
Located in Hamburg, DE
A game with transparency that makes this rather large floor lamp look particularly light. At the top there is a cylindrical screen.
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20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal
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Three Light Mid Century Floor Lamp For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the three light mid century floor lamp you’re looking for. Each three light mid century floor lamp for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and chrome. If you’re shopping for a three light mid century floor lamp, we have 51 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a three light mid century floor lamp — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right three light mid century floor lamp, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Koch & Lowy, Arlus and Lightolier each produced at least one beautiful three light mid century floor lamp that is worth considering.
How Much is a Three Light Mid Century Floor Lamp?
Prices for a three light mid century floor lamp can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $675 and can go as high as $12,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,053.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
Finding the Right Floor-lamps for You
The modern floor lamp is an evolution of torchères — tall floor candelabras that originated in France as a revolutionary development in lighting homes toward the end of the 17th century. Owing to the advent of electricity and the introduction of new materials as a part of lighting design, floor lamps have taken on new forms and configurations over the years.
In the early 1920s, Art Deco lighting artisans worked with dark woods and modern metals, introducing unique designs that still inspire the look of modern floor lamps developed by contemporary firms such as Luxxu.
Popular mid-century floor lamps include everything from the enchanting fixtures by the Italian lighting artisans at Stilnovo to the distinctly functional Grasshopper floor lamp created by Scandinavian design pioneer Greta Magnusson-Grossman to the Paracarro floor lamp by the Venetian master glass workers at Mazzega. Among the more celebrated names in mid-century lighting design are Milanese innovators Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, who, along with their eldest brother, Livio, worked for their own firm as architects and designers. While Livio departed the practice in 1952, Achille and Pier Giacomo would go on to design the Arco floor lamp, the Toio floor lamp and more for legendary lighting brands such as FLOS.
Today’s upscale interiors frequently integrate the otherworldly custom lighting solutions created by a wealth of contemporary firms and designers such as Spain’s Masquespacio, whose Wink floor lamps integrate gold as well as fabric fringes.
Visual artists and industrial designers have a penchant for floor lamps, possibly because they’re so often a clever marriage of design and the functions of lighting. A good floor lamp can change the mood of any room while adding a touch of elegance to your entire space. Find yours now on 1stDibs.
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